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Metin Gürak
Metin Gürak (20 August 1960; Kızıltepe, Mardin), Turkish general who is currently serving as the Chief of the Turkish General Staff , body = , flag = Standard of General staff of Turkish Armed Forces.svg , flagsize = 125px , flagcaption = Flag of the Chief of the General Staff , insignia = Turkey-army-OF-9.svg , insigniasize = 50px , insigniacaption = Shoulder insigni .... References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Gurak, Metin 1960 births People from Mardin Turkish Military Academy alumni Living people Turkish Army generals Chiefs of the Turkish General Staff ...
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Kızıltepe
Kızıltepe ( ku, Qoser, ota, Tell-Ermen, lit=Armenian hill ) is a town and district in Mardin Province of Turkey. As of 2021, the district had a population of 263,938, making it the most populous district in the province. Government In the local elections of March 2019 Nilüfer Elik Yılmaz was elected as Mayor. But on 15 November 2019 she was dismissed and a trustee was appointed. The current District Governor is Huseyn Cam, who was also appointed as the state appointed trustee. History The town has a historic 13th century Ulucami, great Friday mosque built by the Artuqids. On 1 July 1915, during the 1915 genocide in Diyarbekir, there was a massacre in the village where its Christian population was murdered by militia and Kurds. About seventy women were raped in the church, then put to death. Men, women, and children were killed indiscriminately and many victims were decapitated. After the massacre, Kurdish women stabbed any survivors to death. Rafael de Nogales visited we ...
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Living People
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Turkish Military Academy Alumni
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People From Mardin
A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form "people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural form of per ...
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1960 Births
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian o ...
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List Of Chiefs Of The Turkish General Staff
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union club Other uses * Angle of list, the leaning to either port or starboard of a ship * List (information), an ordered collection of pieces of information ** List (abstract data type), a method to organize data in computer science * List on Sylt, previously called List, the northernmost village in Germany, on the island of Sylt * ''List'', an alternative term for ''roll'' in flight dynamics * To ''list'' a building, etc., in the UK it means to designate it a listed building that may not be altered without permission * Lists (jousting), the barriers used to designate the tournament area where medieval knights jousted * ''The Book of Lists'', an American series of books with unusual lists See also * The List (other) * Listing (di ...
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Turkish Armed Forces Medal Of Distinguished Service
Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Service ( tr, Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri Üstün Hizmet Madalyası) was first created on July 27, 1967 and took its current form on July 29, 1983. Technical specifications General Five large and five small stars on dark blue background circling an insignia of a crescent moon and a star on red background, the symbol of the Turkish flag, pointing upwards. Decoration (regular size) Made of eight pieces *Metal: Bronze *Minting: 5 micrometre polished silver-plating *Weight: 54 grams *Diameter: 6 cm Decoration (miniature size) Made of three pieces *Metal: Bronze *Minting: 5 micrometre polished silver-plating *Weight: 14 grams *Diameter: 1 cm Ribbon *Color: Red Criteria During war or peace, it is bestowed upon individuals whose contributions to the strengthening of the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) have been extraordinarily high. In other words, it is awarded to any individual that has served national interests with exemplary determina ...
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Turkish Armed Forces Medal Of Distinguished Courage And Self-Sacrifice
Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Courage and Self-Sacrifice ( tr, Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri Üstün Cesaret ve Feragat Madalyası) is one of the highest medals that can be bestowed upon an individual by the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) and was created on July 3, 1975. Technical specifications General Silver laurels encircling the gold medal that has an engraving of the Mehmetçik, the legendary and symbolic Turkish soldier, on top. Decoration (regular size) Made of three pieces *Metal: Bronze *Minting: 5 micrometre silver and 0.2 micrometre gold-plating *Weight: 59 grams *Diameter: 3,5 cm Decoration (miniature size) Made of three pieces *Metal: Bronze *Minting: 5 micrometre silver and 0.2 micrometre gold-plating *Weight: 15 grams *Diameter: 1 cm Ribbon *Color: Red with a golden crescent moon and a star on top Criteria During war or peace, it is bestowed on individuals or regiments who have accomplished their missions with great courag ...
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Turkish Armed Forces Medal Of Honor
Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Honor ( tr, Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri Şeref Madalyası) is the highest medal that can be bestowed upon an individual by the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) and was first created on July 27, 1967. Technical specifications General Five large and five small gold stars on dark blue background circling an insignia of a crescent moon and a star on red background, the symbol of the Turkish flag, pointing upwards. Decoration (regular size) Made of eight pieces * Metal: Bronze * Minting: 0.2 micrometre polished gold-plating * Weight: 54 grams * Diameter: 6 cm Decoration (miniature size) Made of three pieces * Metal: Bronze * Minting: 0.2 micrometre polished gold-plating * Weight: 14 grams * Diameter: 1 cm Ribbon * Color: Red Criteria During wartime, it is bestowed on individuals who, through their actions, have contributed to success in battle but whose valor would not be adequately compensated by the State War Medal. During peacetim ...
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General Staff Of The Republic Of Turkey
, image = , image_size = 160px , caption = Emblem of the General Staff , dates = 3 May 1920 – present , country = , allegiance = , branch = Turkish Armed Forces , type = Active duty staff , role = , size = , command_structure = Ministry of National Defence , garrison = General Staff Building, Ankara , commander1 = General Yaşar Güler , commander1_label = Chief , commander2 = General , commander2_label = Second Chief The General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces ( Turkish: ''Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri Genelkurmay Başkanlığı'', ''abbreviation: TSK Gnkur. Bşk.lığı'') is highest staff organization in the Turkish Armed Forces. Ch ...
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General
A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of highest military ranks, high rank in the army, armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED Online. March 2021. Oxford University Press. https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/77489?rskey=dCKrg4&result=1 (accessed May 11, 2021) The term ''general'' is used in two ways: as the generic title for all grades of general officer and as a specific rank. It originates in the Tudor period, 16th century, as a shortening of ''captain general'', which rank was taken from Middle French ''capitaine général''. The adjective ''general'' had been affixed to officer designations since the late Middle Ages, late medieval period to indicate relative superiority or an extended jurisdiction. Today, the title of ''general'' is known in some countries as a four-star rank. However, different countries use di ...
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